Brandon Triche lead The Orange in scoring today as Syracuse pulled out the win in Morgantown 72-71. Once again SU played a lackluster first half, and followed it up with a much better second half. Johnson was suffering from flu like symptoms and put up only 13 points and pulled down only 5 boards. Rautins fouled out for the first time this season, as a number of players got in foul trouble today. Triche impressed in the second half and was the reason the Orange won today. Onuaku was less than impressive today and seemed like he was dragging most of the game. Syracuse blew a double digit lead in the second half, and let the Mountaineers back into the game. Overtime looked like a good possibility but Syracuse was able to hold on after a few lead changes and get the W. A win is a win is a win and I’m glad Syracuse got the win today.
The Orange take on the unranked Irish in Southbend on Monday at 7.
A team is a team is a team….and haven’t we got one this year! If one or two players aren’t quite on as happened yesterday, others get the chance to show their stuff, giving them the experience and strength that will surely pay off down the road. Opponents can’t possibly have a game plan for every combination SU throws at them.